westriverboater
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- Sep 1, 2017
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First post here. I have a 2002 4.3l penta with a small crack in one cylinder. We are not cetain what the root cause of the crack is: frost plugs are all good, engines didn't overheat that I am aware of however it was detonating from occasionally. Engine is out and apart and we are debating swapping out the cylinder sleeve or bringing in a new short block (heads have been resurfaced and valve reseated). The engine has low hours on it and everything seems to be in good condition.
My concern with replacing the sleeve is; has there been any other damage to the block that may not be showing up and will the replaced sleeve be as good as the original. Cost for this would be about $1,200.
I see short block on-line for about $1,300 usd, with shipping and exchange it works out to be just over $2,000 to my location in Canada. Add another $500 for labour to put everything back together and I am looking at $2,500. I have concerns about the quality of parts and the additional issue of being SOL if there are issues because of the distance factor. Local re-manufactured blocks are running $3,800 to $5,000.
Leaning toward replacing the sleeve, thoughts?
My concern with replacing the sleeve is; has there been any other damage to the block that may not be showing up and will the replaced sleeve be as good as the original. Cost for this would be about $1,200.
I see short block on-line for about $1,300 usd, with shipping and exchange it works out to be just over $2,000 to my location in Canada. Add another $500 for labour to put everything back together and I am looking at $2,500. I have concerns about the quality of parts and the additional issue of being SOL if there are issues because of the distance factor. Local re-manufactured blocks are running $3,800 to $5,000.
Leaning toward replacing the sleeve, thoughts?